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Apr, 2020
The FCC has launched the $200M COVID-19 Telehealth program as part of the CARES Act, designed to enable health care providers to expand into telehealth services within their practice or facility. COVID-19 has brought a much-needed acceptance of telehealth…
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Apr, 2020
Long before the Coronavirus outbreak, health care providers saw promise in telemedicine. In fact, according to the National Academy of Sciences, in 1925, a cover of Science and Invention magazine portrays a doctor diagnosing a patient via radio and suggests visually that a device would eventually allow for video examination of a patient remotely. Today, however, telemedicine is not just a vision, it is playing a role in helping to adjust the doctor-patient interaction during…
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Mar, 2020
Learn how a quality-focused TeleStroke program can drive positive results. TeleSpecialists works closely with our hospital partners to ensure a data-driven, high-quality TeleStroke program. We won't settle for less – and neither should your facility. Click on the image…
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Jan, 2020
States like Colorado, Florida, New York and Massachusetts have changed state policies to instruct EMS to take stroke cases straight to thrombectomy qualified stroke centers. The shocking statics: According to the American Stroke Association, stroke is the second leading cause of death worldwide and the leading cause of disability. On average, someone dies of a stroke every 3.7 minutes, which adds up to around 389.4 deaths from stroke each day in…
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Jan, 2020
We are just over the moon with this story … telemedicine has hit outer space! An astronaut on a six-month mission developed deep vein thrombosis in his jugular vein. The astronaut, who remains anonymous, required immediate medical care without…
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